Several Auburn Engineering alumni have been recently appointed to significant leadership roles for the university. The Alabama Senate approved Mike DeMaioribus, ’76 electrical engineering, to the Auburn University Board of Trustees. DeMaioribus is senior vice president of Dynetics in Huntsville and will represent District 8, which stretches across north Alabama. […]
As I near the completion of my first year as dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, I am even more aware of the potential that Auburn Engineering holds in impacting the world. While we are in the business of educating students, what we do here is more important […]
Diane Hickey-Davis, referred to by friends as “Dr. Diamond,” incorporates thin film diamond for global semiconductor companies. Pictured here in front of a Class 1000 clean room, she is holding a patterned diamond-on-silicon wafer designed for advanced computing. With a passion for conveying her love of engineering and science to […]
Growing up in the small town of St. Genevieve, Mo., Chris Roberts was surrounded by music — more importantly, by musical instruments. His father owned a music store and it was where Roberts hung out after school. His favorite part was fiddling around with the instruments, a pastime that would […]
In the fall of 1967, David Brubaker made his way to Auburn from Pensacola, Fla., during the social and cultural phenomenon known simply as the “Sixties.” Like most Auburn students, he had no idea where the journey would take him. In the spring of ’70, while working on an undergraduate […]
What began in 2000 as an ambitious, and undoubtedly challenging, vision by a newly appointed dean of the College of Engineering became a reality in January. With the completion of Phase II of the Shelby Center for Engineering Technology, Auburn Engineering’s vision to construct a state-of-the-art engineering complex with the […]
The reasons for wanting to earn an advanced degree are as varied as the individuals who seek them, but all have one thing in common: they want a quality classroom experience. With a history of engineering excellence dating back to 1872, Auburn knows how to deliver that quality — both […]
State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame In February, Auburn Engineering saw three of its alumni, and one project made possible by an alumnus, inducted into the prestigious State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame. Wendell Mead, a 1963 and 1966 aerospace engineering graduate, is a pioneer in the field of […]
Uncompromising Excellence Auburn Engineering prides itself on a commitment to recruiting and maintaining the nation’s top faculty members. With that commitment comes an effort to recognize the exceptional merit of faculty members who have demonstrated achievement in educating tomorrow’s engineers and conducting leading research. As part of a university-wide initiative […]
Susana Santamaria, a ’98 and ’03 civil engineering graduate, optimizes public transportation, working with GPS and travel demand forecasting software to implement intelligent transport systems that help us get from A to Z. Susana Santamaria ’98, ’03 civil engineering Senior transport consultant and associate Diadro Consulting Madrid, Spain Typical day . . . […]
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